Powder-box



C. WEBER.

POWDER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1o. 1919.

Patented Feb. 2e, 1920.

' UNITED srafilzsrairnnr oFFIoE.

CHARLES WEBER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

POWDER-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

Application med may 1o, 1919. serial No. 296,164.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be lit known that I, CHARLES W'EBER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Powder-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a box or container for dispensing powder, with a closure for the outlet perforations of the box adapted when rocked to cause agitation of the box, whereby the powder will be discharged from the box as desired.

In carrying out my invention I provide a box having a head or neck portion provided with apertures and a closure ior cover rotative over the same adapted to close or open said apertures, said closure having a projection adaptedto coperate with corrugations on said head or neck, whereby to cause agitation of the box, by means of which agitation the powder will be ejected through the apertures.

My inventionalso comprises novel details of improvement that will be more Jfully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof wherein outlet portion 3 the outer part of which is shown in spherical form whereby va correspondingly shaped segmental-like closure or cover 4 is adapted to sweep over the outer spherical surface of head 3 close thereto. Head 3 at one part is provided with one or more perforations 5 for discharge of the powder, which perforations are adapted to e closedv by the closure or cover 4 (Fig. 2) and to be opened when said closure is swung to the left as in Fig. 3. The closure or cover 4 is shown provided with afinger piece 6 prcjecting outwardly from one edge portion, and the closure isalso provided with a projection 7. Said finger piece and prosaid projections. When closure 4 is swung from the position shown in Fig. 2 toward the position shown in Fig. 3, and reversely, o'Set 7a of projection 7 will slide from one corr-ugation to another in a snapping-like manner, so that when the box is held in the hand and the closure 4 is rocked back and forth the sliding of projection 7 along the corrugations 8 will cause the box to be agitated. By preference closure 4 is normally held closed by a spring. I have shown closure 4 pivotally attached to head 3 by means of a shaft or rod 9 journaled in holes in said head and extending across the same. A coiled spring 10 upon said'rod coperates with top 2 to retain the closure over aperture 5. 4One part of closure 4 is secured to rod or shaft 9, as at 12 and said spring is shown coiled upon opposite end portions of rod or shaft 9, an intermediate portion 1()2L of said spring bearing against a lateral portion 9L of rod or shaft 9 and the extended ends of said spring bearing against top 2, whereby said spring will tend to cause the closure or cover normally to close the perforations 5 in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When the closure is rocked reversely and released the tension of the spring will serve to restore the cover to the position shown in Fig. 2. A scraper operated with closure 4 is adapted to travel within head 3, for which purpose I have shown the lateral portion 9a of rod or shaft 9 curved at 9b to bear against the inner surface of head or neck 3 and to swing back and forth with closure 4 along perforations 5 to scrape powder therefrom to keep the perforations from becoming clogged.

In using my improvement the box may be held in one hand and -tilted with the perorations 5 downwardly, and a linger of the hand may be used upon the finger piece 6 to rock closure 4 back and forth' so that the projection 7 will correspondingly slide along g Les" and over the corrugations and by contact therewith will cause the box to be .'ted,

in consequent loss powder, whereas with iny iinproveinent the ieitorations 5 may be heid directiy over object while i closure is being` rocked5 the closure released the spring n i e it to be niitoii'iiitically closed over t tures and there reiniiin nntii ag My in'iproveinents are usei'ui tor disci talcuin powder, soap powder snitu so pepper and other powdered inate My improvements are not limited 'to the as they indy be varied7 within the scorie or the appended claims, wit ont de. L.-

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from 'the s` iiaving ,lius described iny inventio i ciaiin and desire to secure by Le .cis L ent is zmeans c operative between the cios the bofA to cause agitation oit' the i the cio;` ire is operated and en ii powder box provided a periorate portion7 a ci-osureinovsbly carried box and adapted 'to poss over the peri-orations, one of said parts having a grojection and the other of seid parts having' tions cooperative with said projcc causing agitation of the bei; when the projection end corrugations are moved relatively one to another while the correr eX- poses the periorate portion.

3. gli powder box having a head portion provided with one or more pei'iforntions, n closure pivotally carried by the box and adapted to open ind close the perforation or pcrtorations, said closure having a projection and said head portion having1 corrugations on 'the side opposite the perforation 0i' jieriqorations cooperative with said projecnon whereby the box will be agitated when he projection passes in contact with th orrugatioiis whiie the closure opens the erforation or perforations.

li. A powder box having e head portion provided with one or inore perioretions? a losure pivotally carried by the box and adapted to open and ciose the perforation or perfor? s said closure having a projection and i iid heee portion having corrugatioiis on the side opposite the perforation or pci-iterations cooperative with said projec- "on whereby the box will be agitated when die projection passes in Contact corriigations1a and a spring cooperative with said cio-sure to norinaiiy retain the saine in pericoration closing position h the projeciroin the corrugatio o. si powder box provided with lead having.;1 ai portion in spherical i rin closure having a corresponding sph vi sha pe to travel over said head and provid d ivi O a projection, said head bein provide n f3 i. witii one or more periorations to be cios d by the ciosiire9 said head on the side opposite the perforation being- 'irovided witn ri's or transversely disposed corrng c tending' aiong the line of travei or" projection adapted to cooperate therY to cause agitation of the box who said pron passes in contact with tions.

6. iii roving' iosiire powder box provided with a heed a portion in sphericai forin, and a having a. corresponding spherical i pe to travel over said head and provided riti e projection, said head being provided with one or more perorations to be closed the closure, said head on the side opposite the perforation being provided with a series of transversely disposed corrugations eX- tending along the line of travel of said projectioii adapted to coperate therewith to conse agitation oi2 the box when seid projection passes in contact with the corrugations and n, spring cooperative with seid oozi and ciosure to norinaiiy retain the ciosure over the perforation with the projection away from the corrugations.

Signed at New York in the county of N ew York and State of New York this 9th day of May A. B. 1919.

CHARLES W with the 'v 

